It’s a bitter blow to lose Gabriel so soon after he joined the club and he was just making his breakthrough in to the first team. His absence once again leaves us low on options at the back as Nacho Monreal also missed the QPR game with a back problem while Mathieu Debuchy remains out with a shoulder injury.

Gabriel now seems certain to miss Monday’s FA Cup quarter final clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford and if the three week absence is confirmed, he’ll also miss upcoming games against West Ham, Monaco and Newcastle.

Thankfully we recovered from the loss of the centre-back to beat QPR 2-1 with Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez both getting on the score-sheet. The win ensures we stay third in the Premier League as Man Utd, Liverpool and Tottenham all also picked up wins on Wednesday night.

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